Preston North End vs Blackburn prediction
Preston North End
Saturday, 5 September 2026
2:1Half time 2 : 0Championship
Blackburn
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Preston North End vs Blackburn: preview and prediction
Preston North End welcome Blackburn to Deepdale in Preston on Saturday 5 September, with kick-off at 12:30. Preston North End go into it 24th in the table after 13 games, with Blackburn 13th, 11 places higher. Last time out Preston North End lost 3-1 at home to Bristol City, and Blackburn drew 0-0 at Lincoln.
Preston North End: form and key numbers
So far in the Championship, Preston North End have won one, drawn two and lost ten of 13, with 10 goals scored and 27 conceded, good for 24th place and 5 points.
Over the last six matches it has been no wins, one draw and five defeats, averaging 0.7 goals for and 2.3 against. Last time out they lost 3-1 to Bristol City at home; before that came a 1-0 defeat away at Charlton and a 4-0 defeat at home to Everton.
Preston North End haven't won in six. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won none of four recently (3 scored, 11 conceded).
- HBristol City1-3L
- ACharlton0-1L
- HEverton0-4L
- HWolverhampton Wanderers1-3L
- ABolton1-2L
- HHuddersfield1-1D
Preston North End: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Blackburn: form and key numbers
Blackburn have won five, drawn three and lost five of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 19 and letting in 20. That has them 13th on 18 points.
Their last six in all competitions read two wins, two draws and two defeats, at 1.3 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Last time out they were held to a goalless draw by Lincoln; before that came a 2-1 defeat at home to Queens Park Rangers and a 2-1 defeat at home to Sheffield United.
Blackburn haven't won in three. On the road they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 3 conceded).
- ALincoln0-0D
- HQueens Park Rangers1-2L
- HSheffield United1-2L
- HMiddlesbrough2-1W
- AWolverhampton Wanderers2-2D
- ABurton2-1W
Blackburn: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Preston North End vs Blackburn: match analysis
Home and away form points to Blackburn: Preston North End have won none of their last four at home, Blackburn one of their last three on the road. 13 points separate the two sides in the table. Blackburn also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Millwall | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 18 |
| 13 | Blackburn | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 23 | Derby County | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -14 | 7 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -17 | 5 |
We make Preston North End favourites at 39%, with Blackburn on 34% and the draw at 27%. In truth there's very little in it.
- 0.71.3
- 2.31.3
- 1.31.3
On goals, it expects around 2.6 in the game: 1.3 for Preston North End and 1.3 for Blackburn. Over 2.5 goals is 48% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 20 Feb 2026, Blackburn won 1-0.
- Blackburn1-0Preston
- Preston1-2Blackburn
- Blackburn2-1Preston
- Preston0-0Blackburn
- Preston2-2Blackburn
Both teams scored in four of Preston North End's last six and five of Blackburn's last six.
Every market at a glance
- ResultPreston North End win39%
- Double chanceEither team wins73%
- GoalsUnder 2.552%
- Both teams to scoreYes53%
- Correct score1-113%
- CornersPreston North End 5.4 · Blackburn 4.910.3 expected
- Cards5.0 yellows expectedRed 12%
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